Yummy yum yum and triple-wow mmm mmm mmm! Check out the description of this goody and you'll know why it won!

Oh, and if you knew what these were without the description, you are far more cultured than I am!

Regardless: A big KYSS FM congratulations to a culinary arts student at Missoula College of the University of Montana for creating the top pastry dessert at the American Culinary Federation and Washington State Chefs Association Culinary Competition in Bellingham, Washington.

Katie Barnes, a first-year student at Missoula College UM from El Paso, Texas, took home a gold medal for her deep-fried bunyols with dark chocolate filling, accompanied by a rhubarb caramel sauce, fresh strawberries and pistachio butter ice cream topped with caramel brittle. The competition, held at Bellingham Technical College on May 15, drew more than 60 student and professional chefs from across the country.

Katie said the competition took a lot of discipline.She had 15 minutes to set up, one hour to prepare her dessert and 10 minutes to plate it. Starting two months before the competition, she woke up daily at 4 a.m. to practice preparing the dish before class.

Congratulations, Katie. And anytime you feel the need to whip up a batch of bunyols, you know where you can drop them off!  :-)      DB

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